{"product_id":"9781466973497","title":"The Boy in the Orchard: a poem and other writings","description":"Although I seldom write about my own experiences, often I have met people nearby, as well as in far-away places, whose experiences parallel my own. The first writing in this book is a poem, a composition from an ensemble of feelings I have experienced,  and gathered into words which reflect the effect of my having been touched, or troubled, by the relationships in the planned, or chance flow of lives.  I have made an effort to make clear enough, the symbolism which I use throughout the poem, as well as in some of the other writings here.  During my travels,  I have met many people; some interesting, others facinating.  Everyone has a story.  Indeed, some have many.  Occasionally, actually often, I meet one who wants to tell his or her story.  It seems that I attract the sort who seem to be compelled to share some part of their life experiences with me.  In this book I have included only a few of the stories I have heard, or have been a witness thereto.  I enjoy \"picking\" through stories I hear,  and pulling out details which I find interesting, then I make an attempt at enhancing real experiences to the point where they almost become fiction.  Robert Bertrand","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176659108080,"sku":"9781466973497","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466973497_p0.jpg?v=1763689491","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466973497","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}